California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 6km E of Aromas, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6km E of Aromas, CA on Fri, Jul 26, 2019, 2:56 AM PDT (09:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 10km NNW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2019-07-26 09:56:45 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.894° N, 121.579° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2628 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2627 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.711km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2627 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 45
  4. 2.910km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2627 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 19
  5. 1.910km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2627 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.811km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2626 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.211km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2626 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.52km WSW of Los Altos Hills, CA · 2626 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.512km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2626 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 2.415km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 2625 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.924km NE of King City, CA · 2625 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.14km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2624 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.610km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2623 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 2.49km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2623 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.610km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2621 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.91km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2620 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 23
  17. 1.613km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2620 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.66km NNW of Aromas, CA · 2618 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.65km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2618 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 2.02km NNE of Del Monte Forest, CA · 2618 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  21. 1.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2616 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 2.720km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2614 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 9
  23. 1.97km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2614 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  24. 1.731km SW of Westley, CA · 2614 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 2.614km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2614 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 21
  26. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2614 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 1.832km WNW of Bonny Doon, CA · 2612 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.66km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2612 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
  29. 2.112km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2612 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.76km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2612 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.510km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2610 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
  32. 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2609 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 1.85km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2609 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 1.622km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2608 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.411km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2606 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.513km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2605 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.83km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2604 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.513km NNW of Boulder Creek, CA · 2604 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2604 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 1.68km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2604 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  41. 1.611km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2604 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  42. 1.812km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2603 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 2.04km SW of Saratoga, CA · 2602 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.54km SW of Saratoga, CA · 2602 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 112
  45. 2.029km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2602 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  46. 1.58km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2600 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  47. 1.69km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2600 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  48. 1.53km E of Aromas, CA · 2600 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  49. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2600 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  50. 1.95km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2599 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 2.02km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2599 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.010km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 2597 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  53. 1.87km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2595 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2595 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.512km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2595 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.610km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2595 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.91km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2593 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.010km NNW of New Idria, CA · 2593 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.78km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2593 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  60. 1.69km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2591 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2630 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.86km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2631 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 81
  3. 1.71km E of Hollister, CA · 2632 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2632 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.614km WNW of Point Sur, CA · 2633 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.29km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2633 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.928km W of Los Banos, CA · 2634 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.622km ESE of Point Sur, CA · 2635 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.14km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2637 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.316km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2638 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 784
  11. 2.313km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2640 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.613km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2640 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 1.520km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2641 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.58km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2642 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.522km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2642 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.66km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2642 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.68km N of Day Valley, CA · 2643 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.09km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2643 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.88km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2644 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.810km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2645 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73235051. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:59 AM UTC.